Much more info here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...oods-turf.html
Some extracts:
- Aramaki is directing his own short that tell the history of the Spartans, a warrior class in the game's fictional universe that main character Master Chief is part of.
- Studio4 C's project, tentatively called "Origins," is a two-parter that's about 30 minutes long in total and tells the entire 100,000 year history of the Halo universe.
- Another, from Toei, is the only one outside of the official canon and pokes fun at some of the game's characters.
- Microsoft gave the production companies largely free reign in how the shorts looked, but O'Connor and others were heavily involved in developing the stories and making sure all the details were right.